Interview With Disney Environment Painter Akiko Crawford & ‘The Avengers’ Set Sculptor Duncan Crawford :: ArtCast #54

Akiko Crawford specializes in painting grungy, industrial environments.
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I have a great interview with my Disney colleague Akiko Crawford and her husband Duncan Crawford.  Akiko is a VERY talented Matte Painter and Environment painter who works in Visual Development like I do.

And Duncan has worked as a sculptor on Super-8 and LOST (and he talks about that on the show), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Green Lantern, Thor, Iron Man 2, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Transformers and Spider-man 3 …just to name a few.

We talk a lot about their personal paths to success and they share some insight that might get you thinking differently or in a fresh way about how to get or keep your job in the entertainment industry.

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Duncan’s Site

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{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

Janine

Nice to hear you again, thank you for the effort and the time you put in to provide these valuable and entertaining podcasts.

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ChrisOatley

Thank YOU for your encouragement!

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Andy Bauer

I really enjoyed hearing the part about the L.A. life experience. Listen to this interview if you’re thinking of picking up and moving to L.A. There is some good insight here. Great job and thanks for taking the time to do this. It’s so good!

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ChrisOatley

Yeah, Akiko and Duncan really shared so much wisdom. I wish I’d had their insight earlier in my career.

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Jonathan

Can’t believe there are only four comments here. This was an inspiring interview, thanks for putting it together, Chris! I spent a few months in LA attending classes at CDA and RedEngine and the vibe is really great.

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